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Hunting Park: Local Organization Adds Luster to Community’s ‘Gem’

November 11, 2010 0

Leroy Fisher can’t help but smile when talking about Hunting Park, his boyish beam spreading across his cheeks that now glisten from the tears that fill his eyes. “Why [do I cry] in every interview?” [continue reading…]

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West Oak Lane: A Gun Victim’s Unwilling Battle

November 11, 2010 2

A thick magenta curtain closes in the room where Daren Dieter spends his time at his home on Lawnton Avenue. “I watch a lot more television than I used to watch,” says Dieter. Dieter, now [continue reading…]

Point Breeze

Point Breeze: Diversified Community Services

November 11, 2010 0

Thirty pairs of hopeful eyes gazed up at Mitch Little with anticipation as he cracked open the first pages of a children’s book. Surrounded by press and unfamiliar dignitaries of the South Philadelphia area, this [continue reading…]

Lawncrest

Lawncrest: Massive Cleanup of Rising Sun Avenue

November 11, 2010 0

Lawncrest has gone through a drastic change in the eyes of the people who have lived there all their lives. A community that once was solely described as a close-knit, working class residency is now [continue reading…]

Police

Port Richmond: PAL Presents Positive Images

November 11, 2010 0

The Philadelphia Police Athletic League, or PAL as most people identify it, is an independent non-profit organization that began in 1947. Its mission statement is comprised of several ideas revolving around one central theme–making a [continue reading…]

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Germantown: Black Writers Museum Provides Literature, History and Support

November 11, 2010 3

The Black Writers Museum is a recent addition to Maplewood Mall, a small cobblestone street within the Germantown community. The Black Writers Museum, which opened in June at 29 W. Maplewood Ave., is the only museum [continue reading…]

Germantown

Germantown: Grumblethorpe’s Garden Welcomes a Hoop House

November 11, 2010 0

Behind the 18th century home of merchant John Wister and his family exists a garden, a weather station, a bee house and most recently, a hoop house. The hoop house, or high tunnel, was given [continue reading…]

Germantown

Germantown: Maxwell Mansion Preserves History

November 11, 2010 0

The year is 1859 and it’s right in the heart of the Victorian era. President James Buchanan is in the middle of his only term as commander in chief and Oregon just became the 33rd state [continue reading…]

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Parkside

Parkside: Program Provides Music and Artistic Classes to Less Fortunate Children

November 11, 2010 0

https://vimeo.com/18637410] At the Intercultural Family Services building in Parkside, Saturdays are a day for local children to get lessons in a variety of subjects for the mere price of $10. If the family cannot afford [continue reading…]

Parkside

Parkside: Please Touch Museum’s New Locale Lives Up to Hype

November 11, 2010 0

When the Please Touch Museum was introduced to the public in 1976 as a small exhibit in the Academy of Natural Sciences, founder Portia Sperr never imagined it would become the Philadelphia landmark it is [continue reading…]

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